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WD Lab Grown Diamonds ("WD") was a market leader in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) diamonds, headquartered in the
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in addition to creating diamonds for high-tech Advanced Materials applications. In 2020, WD Lab Grown Diamonds was certified Climate Neutral and achieved the highest-level of third-party Sustainability Rating through SCS Global Services, Inc.
WD Lab Grown Diamonds employs a proprietary and patented
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area. Founded in 2008, WD produces lab-grown diamonds for distribution under the brandWD Lab Grown Diamonds
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in addition to creating diamonds for high-tech Advanced Materials applications. In 2020, WD Lab Grown Diamonds was certified Climate Neutral and achieved the highest-level of third-party Sustainability Rating through SCS Global Services, Inc.
Diamond production
WD Lab Grown Diamonds employs a proprietary and patented chemical vapor deposition
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a vacuum deposition method used to produce high quality, and high-performance, solid materials. The process is often used in the semiconductor industry to produce thin films.
In typical CVD, the wafer (substra ...
(CVD) process to create laboratory-grown diamonds
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, b ...
. WD is the exclusive licensee of a portfolio of patents covering single crystal CVD diamond growth technology, originally developed by the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (the organization's legal name), known also for public purposes as the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS), is an organization in the United States established to fund and perform scientific research. Th ...
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WD Lab Grown Diamonds announced its first commercially available diamonds on September 18, 2012. The company has gradually been producing larger and better quality diamonds. WD Lab Grown Diamonds first 5 carat round brilliant diamond was graded by International Gemological Institute
International Gemological Institute (IGI) is a diamond, colored stone and jewelry certification organization. IGI is headquartered in Antwerp and has offices in New York City, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Bangkok, Tokyo, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Los Ange ...
(IGI) on June 1, 2016. On May 22, 2018, WD Lab Grown Diamonds announced that they had produced at 9.04 carat gem-quality diamond (graded as I color VS2 clarity IDEAL cut), shattering their previous record of 6 carats (January 2018) and setting a new record for the gem quality lab grown diamond industry.
WD Lab Grown Diamonds is focused on the gemstone market, but also services the technology sector through their Advanced Materials division. WD Lab Grown Diamonds announced in February 2018 that one of its scientific quality 6mm diamond anvils set a record when it was able to withstand 600,000 atmospheres of pressure in a lab study at Oak Ridge National Library.
History and personnel
WD Lab Grown Diamonds was founded in 2008 by Clive Hill, a successful jeweler from theUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
. In January 2019, leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital completed an equity investment in WD Lab Grown Diamonds. In September 2019, WD Lab Grown Diamonds appointed Sue Rechner as CEO as part of a planned leadership transition. WD is jointly owned by Huron Capital, WD Management, members of its board of directors and the Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (the organization's legal name), known also for public purposes as the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS), is an organization in the United States established to fund and perform scientific research. Th ...
. On October 10, 2023, the company liquidated and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy Code) governs the process of liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of the United States, in contrast to Chapters 11 and 13, which govern the process of ''reorganization'' of a debtor. ...
liquidation.
See also
*List of synthetic diamond manufacturers Synthetic diamonds are produced via high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology. These diamonds have numerous industrial and commercial uses including cutting tools, thermal conductors and consumer diamond g ...
References
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*https://www.wdlabgrowndiamonds.com/ *https://latitudediamonds.com/Mother Nature Network: Lab-grown diamonds: Would you flaunt one?
Synthetic diamond Manufacturing companies based in Washington, D.C. Companies that filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2023 American companies disestablished in 2023